Bakeries in northern Gaza have resumed production after 170 days, the World Food Programme has said.

The humanitarian organisation said after the delivery of fuel and wheat flour, four bakeries were now up and running.

Last week, the union of bakery owners in Gaza said there were 140 bakeries operating in the area before the conflict began – one of the main sources of food in the strip.

Six months into the war, nearly all the bakeries in northern Gaza had shut after being either bombed or destroyed.